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10-21-2015, 06:15 PM
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A while back, I sold off most of my guns to standardize in 9mm, and also to keep only guns that are American made, offer a lifetime warranty, and have excellent customer service.
The guns that I own now are all S&W and Ruger.
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From what I've heard one of those companies falls short of your requirements.
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10-21-2015, 06:39 PM
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From what I've heard one of those companies falls short of your requirements.
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I have had direct, personal experience with both S&W and Ruger customer service, and on the whole it has been excellent. I did have one problem with S&W several years ago, when it took over a year to get some magazines I was due in a rebate program, but that was a comedy of errors more than an unwillingness to provide them.
In my experience, both over the years and recently, S&W and Ruger are the best I've experienced in dealing with gun manufacturers. Springfield and Armscor are both excellent as well, but I no longer own their guns. From what I've read, Hi-Point also provides excellent service, and while I will admit to having bought a JHP .45 just to see what it was about, I don't own it now. I didn't have any problems with it, and if that is all I could afford, I'd much rather have one than nothing. Maybe if I had kept it, I would have built up some muscle carrying it.
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10-26-2015, 11:16 PM
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Beretta has been making guns for 500 years or so - I bet they'll be fine.
I really like their pistolas -
Forum buddy Charles sent this WW2 vet my way:
I gave this little Model 20 to a friend at work -
Forum sharpie Erich traded me out of this little charmer of a .32 -
I have two of their great shotguns - this one and an AL391 that I still have to take some pictures of:
I even prefer my Garands to have a little Beretta in them:
I like my revolvers to be Smiths and Colts, but for most other things give me Eye-talian.
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What is the 6th one from the bottom with wood grips?
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10-27-2015, 09:54 AM
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I wonder where Beretta would be on the hit parade were it not for the military contract and the Lethal Weapon movie franchise. Remember that S&W Model 29's were gathering dust on gun store shelves till Dirty Harry was released, (I should know, that's when I got mine). Not that there's anything wrong with Beretta, there isn't. But this ongoing plastic gun hate should have run it's course. Glocks and M&P's are proven commodities. Their dependability is a matter of record. This argument is akin to who makes the best pickup truck, never ending.
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10-27-2015, 10:24 AM
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But this ongoing plastic gun hate should have run it's course. Glocks and M&P's are proven commodities. Their dependability is a matter of record. This argument is akin to who makes the best pickup truck, never ending.
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I never said the plastic guns were no good.
But I stand by my statement "I don't care for them".
I'm forced to drive a truck made of plastic, but I'll be damed if I'll shoot a gun made of plastic.
Disclaimer: the above statement is just one idiots opinion.
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10-27-2015, 10:24 AM
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I have owned S&W semi - automatics, but never was a fan of them. I do like their revolvers. I wish they would go back to the hammer mounted firing pin and drop the IL, but that's not going to happen.
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This!
I like Berettas for uniformed duty carry, but they are too big for off duty or ccw. I also think they're too big for the 9mm cartridge. I prefer the 96 over the 92.
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10-27-2015, 10:30 AM
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People get overly emotional about a gun
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10-27-2015, 10:34 AM
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I have a couple of Beretta .22's from yesteryear that I like............However......the 92 is way to big for a 9mm..........It should come in 20 ga.
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I too love my 3rd gen 5903 and carry it often as well as a 13-1 snub, but when I go to the range I find I always pull out the Italian Beretta 92fs, it is by far the most accurate gun I own, at least in my hands and that's really what counts isn't it. The only polymer gun I own is an M&P 45 fs. Kinda like riding a moped, it gets you from point A to point B but it sure is butt ugly. Each to their own.
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10-27-2015, 11:37 AM
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Some things to think about on Beretta's:
Newer guns have a scalloped back strap...... making the grip "feel" much smaller
In the full size guns and Centurions(think Commander length barrel and slide) you can get mec-gar 17,18 and 20 rd magazines for open carry.....even a factory 30rd mag.
Concealed carry look at the "Compacts" 13+1 or the Compact M an 8+1 both with 4.2 inch barrels
For the Compacts.... like the S&W you can get magazine sleeves to use full size mags ....... so you can carry 13+1 and a 17-20rd spare mag.
A 92 and a Beretta CX-4 9mm carbine make a great home defense combo.........
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What is the 6th one from the bottom with wood grips?
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That's a Model 81. It isn't seen too often, because its a .32 and it holds one less round than the identical .380 Model 84, due to the semi-rimmed .32 ACP case. Most folks went for the gun with more of the bigger bullets.
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